The World in Words 106: Indian English, Aussie English, and one guy’s idea of proper English
English is so widely and variously spoken that it barely can be called a single language. That hasn’t stopped grammar stickler Simon Heffer from trying to re-establish order. Also, poet Les Murray describes some of the colorful phrases of Australian English. And we check in on a language school in India where the teachers have a strong sense of what constitutes proper English.
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